Luke Bible Study, Day 40 Today’s passage: Luke 24:1–44 Focus verse:“It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” (Luke 24:34) Jesus is dead and buried, but this isn’t the end. In many ways it’s the beginning. After being dead for three days, Jesus resurrects. He has overcome the finality of death. […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 36 Today’s passage: Luke 22:21–38 Focus verse: But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.” (Luke 22:33) As Jesus shares wine with his disciples to wrap up the meal, he also has some other things to share—dreadful things. First, Jesus tells his disciples […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 35 Today’s passage: Luke 22:7–20 Focus verse:“Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” (Luke 22:8) Moses institutes Passover as a meal eaten just before the people leave Egypt to return to the land God promised for them through Abraham. For this first Passover meal they eat in haste, […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 31 Today’s passage: Luke 19:28–48 Focus verse: The whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. (Luke 19:37) As Jesus and his disciples head toward Jerusalem, he sends two of them on ahead with a curious instruction. “Go into the […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 30 Today’s passage: Luke 18:1 to Luke 19:27 Focus verse:“Everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.” (Luke 18:31) Jesus knows he’ll die soon. He pulls his twelve disciples aside for a private lesson. He tells them plainly what will happen. But this isn’t […]
Follower, Disciple, Servant Many people call themselves Christian, but I wonder how many really are. Christian means different things to different people. Do you call yourself a Christian? Some people call themselves a Christian because they go to church once or twice a year. Or perhaps their parents are Christians, and they assume they inherited […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 19 Today’s passage: Luke 9:1–27 Focus verse:“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” (Luke 9:20) Jesus asks his disciples an interesting question, “Who do people say I am?” This is an easy question that they don’t have to think about. They quickly […]
A Grand Adventure Awaits Us but Only If We Leave What We Have Behind The first chapter of Mark talks about Jesus calling his disciples. As he walks along the shore, he comes across two brothers fishing. Jesus says, “Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people” (Mark 1:16-18, NIV). […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 15 Today’s passage: Luke 7:18–35 Focus verse: “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard.” (Luke 7:22) John the Baptist appears three times in Luke’s biography of Jesus. First, Luke writes about John’s birth and the events that lead up to it. Next, Luke records John’s baptism […]
Don’t Let Familiarity Produce Complacency In the Bible, the gospel writers often say that the people were astonished with Jesus. But how much does Jesus astonish us today? Astonish means to be filled with sudden wonder or amazement. Does Jesus fill us with sudden wonder? When we think of Jesus, are we amazed at who […]